The present study was conducted during 2010 to enlist the medicinally important plants which are
used against viral infection especially hepatitis in different areas of Baluchistan. The study was also confined
to the traditional medicinal uses of weeds. The people of Baluchistan are using the medicinal plants for the
treatment of various diseases including hepatitis and have for a long time been dependent on surrounding plant
sources for their health care, food, shelter, fodders, and other purposes. The ethno botanical knowledge of local
traditional healers and the native plants that are used for medicinal purposes were collected through
questionnaire by interviewing local communities, local men, women, local healers (Hakims), herbal dealers
(Pansars) and personal interviews during field trips. The interviews were held in local community, to investigate
local people and knowledgeable persons, who are the main user of medicinal plants. Information regarding their
botanical name, local name, parts used, chemical constituents, mode of administration and application are
tabulated below. A total of 22 plants species were identified by taxonomic description and locally by folk
knowledge of people existing in the region. It was the first time to be aware of the significance of weeds with
special reference to their medicinal uses in this area of Balochistan. It is suggested that such type of studies
should be carried out in future on consumption and maintenance of indigenous knowledge of weeds.